Summary
[edit]| Description | An example of gameplay in the 1998 arcade video game CarnEvil |
|---|---|
| Author or copyright owner |
Midway Games |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WncXXnZ38J0 |
| Date of publication | October 31, 1998 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | CarnEvil |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | The image provides a basic example of the game's interface and visual style. |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
The software or website from which the screenshot is taken is copyrighted and not released under a free license, so creation of a free image is not possible. |
| Not replaceable with textual coverage because (WP:NFCC#1) |
A verbal description alone is inadequate for illustrating the title's gameplay. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | The image will only be used within the subject's article. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
The use of a low resolution screenshot from software or a website will not impact the commercial viability of the software or site. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of CarnEvil//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CarnEvil_Gameplay.pngtrue | |
Licensing
[edit]This image is a screenshot from a video game, and its copyright is most likely held by the game's publisher or developer. It is believed that the use of low-resolution screenshots
- to visually identify the game in question
- on the English Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,
constitutes fair use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image may be copyright infringement. For more information, see Wikipedia:Non-free content.
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- Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
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